Episode Report Card Daniel: B | 2 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Ja'Nel Gives 'Em Hell
By Daniel | Season 11 | Episode 15 | Aired on 06.13.2013
Lamb is what Ramsay starts with, and Ramsay actually says, "OMG." Red's looks a mess, but at least it's cooked. Their polenta sucks. Blue's is good, but the lamb is raw, and Ramsay awards no points.
Chicken: Susan hilariously tries to hand Ramsay the baking pan with the chicken on it. Blue's is cooked properly. "THANK GOD FOR MY QUICK THINKING," yells Zach, since he's the one who saved the chicken after Jon dropped it. Point for Blue.
Halibut: Red's is badly seared on one side and tastes burned. Hard to imagine they'll get the point they need just to tie it up, but it doesn't matter because Blue's is beautifully cooked and gets one more point, winning the challenge. I'm surprised Jon and Zach even know how to celebrate anymore, since they really haven't had to do it. Their prize: a helicopter tour of L.A., followed by a trip to the Gillette Ranch, where they're going to eat $20,000 worth of caviar? It's the common touches that really makes this show so great.
Blue leaves to get ready while Ramsay asks Red what the hell's going on. Their punishment is to prep the truckload of potatoes and onions that are arriving so they can be sent to the L.A. mission, and then they have to prep both kitchens for tonight's service. And conversely, Red doesn't really know how to lose; Mary starts crying, and they manage to spill a box of potatoes all over the parking lot when they start unloading the truck.
Blue goes for their helicopter ride -- Zach popping a boner when Ja'Nel grabs his leg during a rapid ascent (she was between the men and grabbed Jon's leg at the same time, which would either bum Zach out or make him even more excited). I sure hope Ja'Nel's flattered when she hears Zach talk about how intrigued he was not because he's attracted to Ja'Nel or anything but just because "it's been a while."
As for Red, Cyndi is now hyperventilating, so things could be going better.
The medic comes to attend to her, around the time Blue is landing at the Gillette Ranch and trying the caviar, declaring it "money money money" (Jon), "so good" (Ja'Nel), and "baller" (Zach). Cyndi manages to recover from her asthma attack in time to help Susan and Mary peel potatoes.
Blue returns and starts getting ready for dinner service, with Ja'Nel wondering if there's anything she should know about cooking for Blue. Jon says their biggest problem was that people would just shut down and not be able to recover, and Zach non-helpfully advises her not to be "too cool for school." Jon tells us that he was, of course, talking about Zach.